4th Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, II
1168 - 1247 (79 years)
1. 4th Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, II was born in 1168 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England (son of 3rd Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, I and Sybil de Braose); died in 1247 in Duffield, Derbyshire, England; was buried in Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 1194; Sheriff of Nottingham
- _MILT: 28 Mar 1194, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Following the return of King Richard from the 3rd Crusade, de Ferrers played a leading role in besieging Nottingham Castle which was being held by supporters of Prince John
Family/Spouse: Agnes de Kevelioc. Agnes (daughter of 5th Earl of Chester Sir Hugh de Kevelioc and Bertrade de Montfort) was born in 1174 in Chester, Cheshire, England; died on 2 Nov 1247 in Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- 5th Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, III was born in 1200 in Derbyshire, England; died on 24 Mar 1254 in Evington, Leicestershire, England; was buried in Warwickshire, England.
2. 3rd Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, I was born in 1140 (son of 2nd Earl of Derby Robert de Ferrers, II and Margaret Peverel); died in 1190 in Israel; was buried in Acre Crusader Cemetery, Israel. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: 1190; Knight Templar - Accompanied King Richard in the 3rd Crusade
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Died:
Knight Templar - Died during the Seige of AcreSir married Sybil de Braose. Sybil (daughter of 3rd Lord of Bramber William de Braose, II and Bertha de Pitres) was born in 1157 in Sussex, England; died in 1228 in Derbyshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Sybil de Braose was born in 1157 in Sussex, England (daughter of 3rd Lord of Bramber William de Braose, II and Bertha de Pitres); died in 1228 in Derbyshire, England. Children:
- 1. 4th Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, II was born in 1168 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England; died in 1247 in Duffield, Derbyshire, England; was buried in Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffordshire, England.
Generation: 3
4. 2nd Earl of Derby Robert de Ferrers, II was born in 1100 in Derbyshire, England (son of Robert de Ferrers, I and Hawise de Vitre); died in 1162 in Warwickshire, England; was buried in Warwickshire, England. Robert married Margaret Peverel. Margaret was born in 1100 in Nottinghamshire, England; died in Warwickshire, England; was buried in Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Margaret Peverel was born in 1100 in Nottinghamshire, England; died in Warwickshire, England; was buried in Warwickshire, England. Children:
- 2. 3rd Earl of Derby Sir William de Ferrers, I was born in 1140; died in 1190 in Israel; was buried in Acre Crusader Cemetery, Israel.
6. 3rd Lord of Bramber William de Braose, II was born in 1135 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales (son of 2nd Lord of Bramber Philip de Braose and Aenor 'Eve' de Totnes); died in Mar 1179 in Weobley, Herefordshire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: He became a trusted royal servant during the reign of Henry II, accompanying the king on campaigns in France and Ireland
- Occupation: Sheriff of Herefordshire
- Religion: He confirmed the grants of his father and grandfather to the abbey of St Florent in Anjou and made further grants to the abbey's dependent priory at Sele in Sussex
William married Bertha de Pitres in 1150 in Herefordshire, England. Bertha (daughter of 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock Miles FitzWalter and Countess of Hereford, suo jure Lady of Brecknock Sibyl de Neufmarche) was born in 1130 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1204 in Bramber, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Bertha de Pitres was born in 1130 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (daughter of 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock Miles FitzWalter and Countess of Hereford, suo jure Lady of Brecknock Sibyl de Neufmarche); died in 1204 in Bramber, Sussex, England. Children:
- Bertha de Braose was born in 1167 in Bramber, Sussex, England; died on 19 Nov 1200 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
- 3. Sybil de Braose was born in 1157 in Sussex, England; died in 1228 in Derbyshire, England.
- Lord Brecknock of Bramber, 11th Lord of Abergavenny, 5th Baron de Braiose William de Braose, III was born on 24 Dec 1153 in Bramber, Sussex, England; died on 9 Aug 1211 in Corbeil, Essonne, Île-de-France, France; was buried in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Generation: 4
8. Robert de Ferrers, I was born in 1062 in Normandy, France (son of Henry de Ferrers and Bertha d'Aigle); died in 1139 in Staffordshire, England; was buried in Warwickshire, England. Robert married Hawise de Vitre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Hawise de Vitre Children:
- 4. 2nd Earl of Derby Robert de Ferrers, II was born in 1100 in Derbyshire, England; died in 1162 in Warwickshire, England; was buried in Warwickshire, England.
12. 2nd Lord of Bramber Philip de Braose was born in 1073 in Bramber, Sussex, England (son of 1st Lord of Bramber William de Braose, I and Agnes de St Clare); died on 5 May 1134 in Israel. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: Participated in the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in support of William the Conqueror
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Died in the Holy Lands between the First and Second CrusadesPhilip married Aenor 'Eve' de Totnes in 1109 in Bramber, Sussex, England. Aenor (daughter of Judael de Totnes and Bertha de Picquigny) was born in 1084 in Barnstaple, Devon, England; died in 1153 in Bramber, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Aenor 'Eve' de Totnes was born in 1084 in Barnstaple, Devon, England (daughter of Judael de Totnes and Bertha de Picquigny); died in 1153 in Bramber, Sussex, England. Children:
- 6. 3rd Lord of Bramber William de Braose, II was born in 1135 in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales; died in Mar 1179 in Weobley, Herefordshire, England.
14. 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock Miles FitzWalter was born in 1100 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (son of Walter FitzRoger and Bertha de Balun); died on 24 Dec 1143 in Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: High Sheriff of Gloucester and Constable of England
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Buried:
Llanthony Secunda Priory
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Died while hunting by an arrow shot at a deerMiles married Countess of Hereford, suo jure Lady of Brecknock Sibyl de Neufmarche in May 1121 in Monmouthshire, Wales. Sibyl (daughter of Lord of Brecknock, Lord of Brecon Bernard de Neufmarché) was born in 1096 in Breconshire, Wales; died after 1143 in Monmouthshire, Wales; was buried in Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Countess of Hereford, suo jure Lady of Brecknock Sibyl de Neufmarche was born in 1096 in Breconshire, Wales (daughter of Lord of Brecknock, Lord of Brecon Bernard de Neufmarché); died after 1143 in Monmouthshire, Wales; was buried in Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Kinfolk of Note: Every monarch of England and, subsequently, the United Kingdom, from Henry VIII up to and including Elizabeth II, descended from Sibyl de Neufmarché
- Religion: 1143; Following Miles' accidental death, Sibyl entered a religious life at Llanthony Secunda Priory
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Birth:
Aberhonwy Castle
Buried:
Llanthony Secunda Priory
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Llanthony PrioryNotes:
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Llanthony PrioryChildren:
- 7. Bertha de Pitres was born in 1130 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1204 in Bramber, Sussex, England.